Grammar Reference
27 grammar points across HSK levels 1–3
HSK 1
7 points- 还是 A-or-B Questions — 还是
- 几 / 多少 How Many / How Much — 几 & 多少
- 量词 Measure Words (量词)
- 吗 / 呢 / 吧 Question Particles — 吗, 呢, 吧
- 要 / 会 / 能 / 可以 / 想 / 应该 Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs — 要/会/能/可以/想/应该
- 有点儿 · 很 · 非常 · 特别 · 极了 · 死了 Degree Adverbs — From "A Little" to "Extremely"
- 因为 · 所以 · 就 · 但是 · 如果 · 虽然 Mandarin Conjunctions — Complete Guide
HSK 2
18 points- 还是 A-or-B Questions — 还是
- 几 / 多少 How Many / How Much — 几 & 多少
- 量词 Measure Words (量词)
- 虽然…但是 Although…But — 虽然…但是
- 但 / 但是 But / However — 但 & 但是
- 就 Then / As a Result — 就
- 到 到 as a Result Complement — Reach / Succeed In
- 完 完 as a Result Complement — Finish / Complete
- 懂 懂 as a Result Complement — Understand
- 见 见 as a Result Complement — Perceive with the Senses
- 错 错 as a Result Complement — Wrongly / By Mistake
- 吗 / 呢 / 吧 Question Particles — 吗, 呢, 吧
- 因为 / 所以 Because / Therefore — 因为 & 所以
- 趋向补语 Compound Directional Complements
- 要 / 会 / 能 / 可以 / 想 / 应该 Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs — 要/会/能/可以/想/应该
- 完 · 好 · 到 · 懂 · 错 · 见 Result Complements — 结果补语
- 有点儿 · 很 · 非常 · 特别 · 极了 · 死了 Degree Adverbs — From "A Little" to "Extremely"
- 因为 · 所以 · 就 · 但是 · 如果 · 虽然 Mandarin Conjunctions — Complete Guide
HSK 3
15 points- 虽然…但是 Although…But — 虽然…但是
- 把字句 The 把 Sentence — 把字句
- 住 住 as a Result Complement — Hold / Secure / Stop
- 好 好 as a Result Complement — Done Properly / Ready
- 对 对 as a Result Complement — Correctly
- 开 开 as a Result Complement — Open / Apart / Away
- 清楚 清楚 as a Result Complement — Clearly
- 累 累 as a Result Complement — Tired from Doing
- 饱 饱 as a Result Complement — Full from Eating
- 趋向补语 Compound Directional Complements
- 如果 / 要是 … 就 If / Then — 如果…就
- 要 / 会 / 能 / 可以 / 想 / 应该 Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs — 要/会/能/可以/想/应该
- 完 · 好 · 到 · 懂 · 错 · 见 Result Complements — 结果补语
- 有点儿 · 很 · 非常 · 特别 · 极了 · 死了 Degree Adverbs — From "A Little" to "Extremely"
- 因为 · 所以 · 就 · 但是 · 如果 · 虽然 Mandarin Conjunctions — Complete Guide